TOMO 26,300 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 what a sad loss,,a real nice fella and well loved through the country,,, i red somewhere or maybey herd an inteview with our henry,,, that although he fought as an aothadox fighter (left lead) he was in fact left handed, so should have been a south paw. maybee gnasher can shed more light on this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 what a sad loss,,a real nice fella and well loved through the country,,, i red somewhere or maybey herd an inteview with our henry,,, that although he fought as an aothadox fighter (left lead) he was in fact left handed, so should have been a south paw. maybee gnasher can shed more light on this That's an interesting fact tomo. Sorry to hear the bigman has moved on. The term role model gets used freely these days usually to lambast some footballer who has made a clown of himself. But from what I have heard and seen on tv about Henry Cooper, he is a genuine role model. Rip HC and I hope you have eternal piece with your loved ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 what a sad loss,,a real nice fella and well loved through the country,,, i red somewhere or maybey herd an inteview with our henry,,, that although he fought as an aothadox fighter (left lead) he was in fact left handed, so should have been a south paw. maybee gnasher can shed more light on this I'm pretty sure he damaged his right wrist pretty bad before he became a pro boxer, which forced him to concentrate on delivering "Enry's 'Ammer" with more power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) Thats right Henry was a left handed person...wrote with his left hand,kicked with his left foot etc...not many people know but he was actually a promising goalkeeper...played for London boys and was on the books of Charlton Fc before turning to boxing. In todays times Henry would have probably gone a lot further than he did,travelling to America was a no no back then due to the taxes they put on and the agents fees,etc etc....he would also have had surgery meaning he wouldnt have had so many fights stopped on cuts.His brother George suffered exactly the same they just had those sharp features,nothing to do with soft skin like some folk think....today fighters with the same features actually have an operation to shave the bone under the eyebrow to a more rounded profile to stop it cutting so easy....for a man his size Henry had a fantastic punch,in todays times of top notch trainers he would no doubt have been a southpaw which you have to think would have made him a better fighter in general. Incidentally....i have an old picture of Henry,Len Harvey,Don Cockell and a few others with Rocky Marciano....some of you lads might like it........posting pictures is beyond my technical expertise but if any of you lads would like to post it id be happy to email it to you. Edited May 2, 2011 by gnasher16 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,300 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thats right Henry was a left handed person...wrote with his left hand,kicked with his left foot etc...not many people know but he was actually a promising goalkeeper...played for London boys and was on the books of Charlton Fc before turning to boxing. In todays times Henry would have probably gone a lot further than he did,travelling to America was a no no back then due to the taxes they put on and the agents fees,etc etc....he would also have had surgery meaning he wouldnt have had so many fights stopped on cuts.His brother George suffered exactly the same they just had those sharp features,nothing to do with soft skin like some folk think....today fighters with the same features actually have an operation to shave the bone under the eyebrow to a more rounded profile to stop it cutting so easy....for a man his size Henry had a fantastic punch,in todays times of top notch trainers he would no doubt have been a southpaw which you have to think would have made him a better fighter in general. intesteing stuff i mine of info as yousual gnasher ,, never new about this opperation stuff on the bones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Excellent post Gnasher as usual, show your appreciation by giving the guy a rep keep em coming Gnasher, love them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomm Parr 30 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 i cant believe that piece of shit bin laden has had 10 pages and this national hero mr cooper only has 3. god speed my cooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thats right Henry was a left handed person...wrote with his left hand,kicked with his left foot etc...not many people know but he was actually a promising goalkeeper...played for London boys and was on the books of Charlton Fc before turning to boxing. In todays times Henry would have probably gone a lot further than he did,travelling to America was a no no back then due to the taxes they put on and the agents fees,etc etc....he would also have had surgery meaning he wouldnt have had so many fights stopped on cuts.His brother George suffered exactly the same they just had those sharp features,nothing to do with soft skin like some folk think....today fighters with the same features actually have an operation to shave the bone under the eyebrow to a more rounded profile to stop it cutting so easy....for a man his size Henry had a fantastic punch,in todays times of top notch trainers he would no doubt have been a southpaw which you have to think would have made him a better fighter in general. Incidentally....i have an old picture of Henry,Len Harvey,Don Cockell and a few others with Rocky Marciano....some of you lads might like it........posting pictures is beyond my technical expertise but if any of you lads would like to post it id be happy to email it to you. Excellant post gnash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 just in case bin laden thought he was going to heavan they`ve put our henry on the door .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomm Parr 30 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 just in case bin laden thought he was going to heavan they`ve put our henry on the door .... good one! :clapping: check out this montage of the great man's career http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8182447.stm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Just for the chaps who sent me a pm about that picture ive just sent it to yous again as i didnt attach the picture to the email first time round .....all the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmuzzy 6 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 r.i.p sir henry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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